Furniture



Oct. 17, 1933. w. HARBOTTLE Er AL FURNITURE Filed April 7, 1931 ImIe n or S fizroifle w fiwrzc ifjyag arlane orney Patented Oct. 17, 1933' 1,930,955 g QFURNITU EL; e U

jfw iniam liar-bottle,Walkerville,fontarioibanada, .a -and Thomas F. Macfarlane, Detroit, Michy Application April 7,1931: Serial No. 5.3344 I 2 Claims.

pivotally mounted back adapted for use as an ironing board, with means for supporting chair against tilting. 1

Another object is to provide a chair having an the supporting means adapted to be used as a step, Another object is to provide an article of the character referred to, applicable for a plurality of uses, which may be inexpensively manufactured.

The foregoing and such other objects of the in vention as williappear hereinafter as the description proceeds, will be more readily understood from a perusal of the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved combination ironing board,,chair, and step ladder. i

proved article, showing the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational View of the improved article with the ironing board in position for use. i Fig. 4 is a 1 vertical central sectional view through the improved chair, showing the ironing board and step folded out of usable position.

The improved combination ironing board, chair, and step ladder preferably comprises a seat 11 having front legs 12 and arcuate rear legs 13. The rear legs'13 preferably extend upwardly and rearwardly of the seat 11 to provide extensions 14, between the upper extremities of which is pivotally mounted an ironingboard 15. The

mounting for the ironing board preferably comprises a laterally extending cross member .16 fixedly secured on the under side of the board 15, adjacent one end, having pins or a shaft 17 exor extensions 14.

A prop or support 18 preferably is secured by a hinge 19 to the under side of the ironing board 15, adjacent the free end. When the board is in position for use as an ironing board, the free end of the support 18 engages in a suitable recess ironing board mounted thereon with improved Fig. 2 is af ront elevational view of the imending therethrough and journaled in the arms (01. 155-41) 1 i J as 21 provided in a cross strip 22 extending between thelegs 13 forsuDPOrting the rear end of the seat 1 When the ironingboard isnot inuse, said board may be swung upwardly and rearwardly aboutthe pivot 1'7, and against the rear side of the cross strip 22 to provide a back for the chair; When-the i'roning'board is in this position the support 18 is frictionally held folded substan: A tially parallel with the-ironing board 15 by a I suitable spring-clamp 23. l v s It will be noted upon reference to Fig. 3 that the ironing board, when positioned for use, ex-

tends forwardly of the front of the chair. 'It v is, therefore, necessaryfto provide suitable means i r to prevent tilting of the'chair when weight is placed upon the forwardlend of-the board. 'To 1 v this end, a suitable support andstep 24 is arranged to extend forwardly of the chair. This support preferably comprises-a semicircular piece 75 of material 25 extending outwardly from and, fixedly secured to a rotatably mounted rung.26. The ,rung 26 extends horizontally between the front legs 12 of the chair substantially midway between the seat and thefioor; When the-ironing board is positioned forus e, the-support or step 24 .is, as aforementioned, positioned to ex-' 3 tend forwardly of the chair, as shownin Figs) 1 and3, and is supported in this position by a leg 27, extending perpendicular from one side of the member 25, and brace 28 which abuts the usual seat supporting strip 29 extending between the legs 12. r By folding the ironing board out of usable positionto provide a back forthe chair, the chair 9 proper and the step 24 provide an article which may be used as a step ladder. To use the im-- 1 proved article as a chair, the support member 1 24 is swung downwardly and inwardly under' the seat. It issecured substantially in the position shown in'Fig, 4 by .a suitable springqclip 29, mounted on the under side engages the leg 26. 1 1 It can readily be understood that a very practical, inexpensive article'of furniture is provided by theimproved structure, said article beingjapplicable to a plurality of uses, and itis to be further understood that the improved structure may embody certain variations-in structural detail without departing from the spirit of the inl vention or the scope of the appended claims.

We claim: I l 1. A combination article of furniture for purposes described, comprising a chair having a seat,

p and l ss, an ironing board jpivof the seat, whichv oted adjacent one (and between the upper end of said back-uprights, a support hingedly connected with said board, a cross bar between the back-uprights adjacent the seat, a socket in said cross bar adapted to receive the end of the support when the ironing board is positioned horizontally, a support hingedly mounted between the adjacent one end between the upper end of said back-uprights, a support hingedly connected to said board, a cross bar between the back-uprights adjacent the seat, a socket in said cross bar adapted to receive the end of the support when the ironing board is positioned horizontally, a

support hingedly mounted between the legs below said seat adapted to be extended forwardly of the chair to prevent tilting, an extension on said support adapted to cooperate with a cross bar extending between said legs to hold said support in its forwardly extended position, said support providing a step to facilitate access to the chair seat when the ironing board is positioned vertically.

- WILLIA HARBOITLE;

THOMAS F. MACFARLANE. 

